RONDO is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. RONDO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RONDO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RONDO is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RONDO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rondosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RONDO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RONDO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,673.
What stands out about RONDO
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RONDO mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A musical composition built around a main theme that returns repeatedly between contrasting sections.
A rondo alternates a recurring principal theme, sometimes called the refrain, with a series of different contrasting episodes, so the listener keeps returning to familiar material between new ideas. Composers frequently chose the rondo form for the lively final movement of a sonata, symphony, or concerto, giving the piece an energetic close. The pattern can be shown simply as A-B-A-C-A, where A is the returning theme and B and C are the changing episodes. The word entered English from Italian, itself borrowed from the earlier French rondeau, a poetic and musical form built on the same idea of return.
How RONDO is used
A technical term in music theory and performance, used when discussing classical composition and form.
- The final movement of the sonata was written as a lively rondo.
- The pianist highlighted the returning theme each time the rondo brought it back.
- Mozart used the rondo form to end several of his concertos.
- Students learned to recognise a rondo by its repeating main theme.
- The composer built the last rondo around a simple folk tune.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RONDO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RONDO
The 5 tiles of RONDO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RONDO
3 longer words begin with RONDO.
Words with RONDO inside
2 words contain RONDO in the middle. Words that start with RONDO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RONDO
Common questions about RONDO
- Is RONDO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RONDO, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RONDO worth?
- RONDO is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RONDO mean?
- A musical composition built around a main theme that returns repeatedly between contrasting sections.
- What letters can be added to RONDO?
- RONDO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RONDO:
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